I picked up a Burm yesterday that has a pretty bad respiratory infection. I have a vet visit scheduled for Thursday evening, but was wondering if there is anything that I can do until then to help him out. Should I do anything differently with the typical temp and humidity requirements while he's fighting the infection? I'm sure the vet will fill me in on Thursday, but just wanted to ask.....and vent.

I feel really bad for him....He is wheezing and opens his mouth a third of the way pretty often (I assume to catch his breath). I wasn't really able to find out anything about his past though. I do know that he's gone through at least three owners, but I wasn't able to determine his age. I'm guessing that he's between two or three years. I know that they can reach his 9 foot plus size within a year, but he is underweight, and I'm just assuming that he wasn't fed a consistant healthy diet. I feel pretty confident that this will probably be his first visit to a vet. None of the previous owners appear to have been able to provide a descent living enclosure or stable diet so I seriously doubt they had money for vet bills either. I don't understand how people can feel comfortable purchasing an animal that they will be required to be the sole provider for...(enclosures, correct temp range, humidity, stable diet, fresh water, vet visits, etc), and not even look into their own financial and personal situations to make sure that they will be able to, or want to handle it.

Well, anyway....sorry for going on forever here, I'm just going to do my very best to get him fixed up and provide him a long, healthy and happy life.

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